Note: This article has been updated based on an earlier article that contained inaccurate information about the history of Vietnam. We appreciate our readers for identifying the errors and referring us to accurate sources. The year 2010 marks the 1,000th anniversary since the founding of Hanoi, and in less than five months, the city will be commemorating this anniversary. … [Read more...] about Commemorating 1,000 Years of the Founding of Hanoi
Entertainment
A Village Called Versailles
In a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. The film A VILLAGE CALLED VERSAILLES is the empowering story of how the Versailles people, who have already suffered so much in their lifetime, turn a … [Read more...] about A Village Called Versailles
Cool Event: San Francisco International Asian Film Festival
The largest showcase of new Asian and Asian American films is only days away! Since 1982, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) has presented the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival every March, one of the Bay Area's most celebrated events. CAAM is topping it off this year with an amazing lineup of 100+ films by and about Asian and Asian Americans. … [Read more...] about Cool Event: San Francisco International Asian Film Festival
Doctors Without Borders: The Diary of a Physician on the Front Line
11.17.09 - Last week, a large audience of students, community leaders, parents, children, and people of different age and race gathered in a packed lecture hall at Harvard College for the highly anticipated screening of Dung Dot (Don't Burn). A usual skeptic of Vietnamese-made film, I was hesistant about attending this screening because of my previous negative experiences with … [Read more...] about Doctors Without Borders: The Diary of a Physician on the Front Line
Vietnamese Love Story, Made Sexy
Award winning film by director Victor Vu, called Passport to Love or Chuy?n Tình Xa X? , is coming to theaters in the U.S. The film has won Audience Choice and Best Supporting Actress awards at this year's Golden Kite Awards (Vietnam's equivalent to Oscar). This Friday, October 9, you can view this sensational romantic comedy in Orange County, San Jose, Houston, Dallas, and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Love Story, Made Sexy